Garment bagging apparatus



Nov. 17, 1942.

W. W. MCFALL GARMENT BAGGING APPARATUS Filed Oct. 30, 1939 Patented Nov.17, 1 942 Si'i'ii My invention relates to a garment bagging apparatusdesigned to facilitate the enclosure of various types of garments andtheir accessories: especially where a commonly known type of paper bagis used for that purpose.

The main object of the invention is to provide such apparatus which iscomparatively inexpensive to manufacture and which contains features ofconstruction which permit operation of the apparatus in a minimum oftime to each piece of bagging.

More specifically, one object of my invention is a garment supporthaving a coat hanger supporting rod telescopically mounted in an uprighttubular element with locking means being provided for automaticallylocking the rod in an elevated position, and in which only a slightrotation of the rod is necessary to automatically release the lockingmeans.

The attached drawing illustrates the device in which,

Fig. 1 is an elevational View of the device, showing in dotted line astandard hanger thereon.

Fig. 2 is an enlargement of the device, in broken portions andsectionally divided.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged View detailing the locking device as shown in thecentral portion of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a locking portion of Fig. 3, in locked position.

Fig. 5 is a plan section of Fig. 4 at line 5---5.

As illustrated, the device comprises a base 6 having an upright tubularelement I mounted therein. Within the tubular element 7 a coat hangersupporting rod 8 is slidably mounted. The rod 8 has a hanger hook 9adjacent its upper end on which is hung an ordinary coat hanger hook.The upper end of the rod 8 is enlarged and rounded to eliminate tearinga hole in the bag as it is drawn down over a garment. i5 is a slot inthe tube extending from near the bottom to a socket or shoulder-ll tothe left from the upper end of the slot. A tapered stud i2 is insertedin the rod 8 a spaced distance from the bottom of the rod. This stud isseated in the rod 8 through an aperture [3 in the tube 1, the taper endprojected into the slot ID in the tube 1. A locking sleeve I4 isrotatably assembled on the tube 1 immediately adjacent the top of thetube. On one side of the sleeve it there is a channel l5 to coact withthe stud positioned in line with the slot [0 in the tube 1, immediatelyadjacent the shoulder II in the tube. A vertical side [6 of this channelis primarily out of alignment with the slot It in the tube, but adiagonal side I! of this channel is nominally in substantial alignmentwith the right hand side of the slot in the tube so arranged that whenthe stud i2 is drawn upward by the rod 8 it strikes an edge of thediagonal. There is a spring l8 seated in an arcuate notch H9 in tube 1which is tensioned by a plug 20 seated in the sleeve and projecting intothe notch E9. The spring I8 has a tendency to drive the sleeve in aclockwise direction so that when the stud l2 contacts with the inclinediagonal ll the sleeve is forced into a counter-clockwise directionuntil the stud l2 reaches the topof the slide at which time the tensionof the spring l8 forces the sleeve into a position Where the stud l2passes into the shoulder ll in the tube and looks it thereinautomatically, thus sustaining the rod 8 in its highest position. Torelease the rod 8 the slightest turning of the same with the thumb andfinger of the left hand instantly forces the stud against the tension ofthe spring into a position where the stud I2 is released and the rod 8drops in the tube. H is a bumper placed in the bottom of the tube 1tending to deaden the impact of the rod 8 in its descent.

I claim as my invention:

1. A garment bagging apparatus including an upright tubular elementseated in a base, a longitudinal slot along the tubular elementterminating in an offset shoulder at the top, a rod slidable in thetubular element bearing a hook at the upper end to coact with a hook ofa garment support, the rod bearing a stud slidable along the slot, asleeve rotatable on the tubular element adapted to automatically lockthe stud on the rod in the oiiset shoulder in the slot.

2. In a garment bagging apparatus comprising an upright tubular element,a rod slidable therein, a garment support on the upper end of the rod,means for locking the rod in an elevated position relative to thetubular element consisting of a sleeve rotatable on the tubular elementpositioned with relation to the top of the slot by aset screw, springmeans in said sleeve impelling it to rotate in one direction, alongitudinal slot in the tubular element, the rod bearing a studslidable in the slot, an inclined notch in the sleeve adapted to engagethe stud as the rod is slid upwardly the stud and inclined notchcoacting to automatically eiiect rotation of the sleeve, a shoulder atthe upper end of the slot in the tubular element to which the stud isresiliently urged by the sleeve to a position supported on the shoulderin the slot, rotation of the sleeve automatically releasing the rod.

3. In a garment bagging apparatus a garment support comprising anupright tubular element, a rod slidable therein, means for automaticallylocking the rod in an elevated position relative to the said tubularelement consisting of a sleeve rotatable on the tubular element andpositioned by a setscrew, the tubular element having a longitudinalslot, a stud on the rod projecting into the slot, the sleeve having aninclined notch adapted to be engaged by the stud as the rod is slidupwardly, the stud and the inclined notch coacting to effect rotation ofthe sleeve, a shoulder at the upper end of the slot in the tubularelement, the stud being urged by spring means in the sleeve to aposition supported on the shoulder, slight manual reversing of the rodautomatically causing the stud and the sleeve to release the stud iromsaid shoulder permitting the stud and the rod to slide to initialposition.

4. A garment bagger comprising an upright tubular element, a garmentsupporting rod slidable therein, a slot longitudinal of the tubularclement, terminating in an offset shoulder at the top of the slot, astud on the rod slidable in the slot in the tubular element, a rotatablecollar surrounding the tubular element positioned with relation to theofiset shoulder in the slot, a vertical notch in the rotatable collar,resilient means in the tube tensionally impelling the collar in thedirection of the ofiset shoulder in the slot, manual rotation of thesleeve releases the stud from the ofiset shoulder in the slot.

WILLIAM W. McFALL.

